One of the biggest guys I worked with was Sean Connery. People like Sean, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, they've been going for a long time, and not for nothing. They want to get this job right, and they realise the weight of responsibility on their shoulders.
The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society.
I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life.
Let's just shatter the illusion. I am not wealthy. I've lived in the same house for the past 30 years.
The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease.
I'd always admired Sean Connery. Even though I wonder about some of his choices, I like him even in bad movies.
You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you can forget it. But I also read whatever character I'm being offered. And if you can cut them out without it affecting the story, then I say no straight away.
If anyone gets arrogant about their religion, that's when the religion isn't effective anymore. Any decent religion or any decent philosophy is always about tolerance and individual freedom, not about harm.
I love my arthouse films, and I love taking a chance.
I wasn't interested in being an actor per se, but I liked acting, and I liked seeing what people would do.
I don't consider myself - and I hope I'm never going to be - a 'movie star.' I'd like to be called an actor.
I was an electrician, and I started acting as a hobby because I needed a distraction - I was bored! And only when I started did I think, 'Sheesh, what have I gotten into?' I had to go after it fully; I just had to.
Good luck to you if you're lucky enough to have faith. Some of us aren't lucky enough. My mother has great faith and finds great comfort in it, and I'm jealous of her!
Whether it's theatre or TV or film, you're hoping you're going to bump into a writer that's got a bit of honour in him, that wants to tell a good story and is able to tell it well.
I was so hungry when I started attempting acting. Not even to be a professional. Just to find out if I could act.
I love onions. I cook with them all the time.
I still say I have no interest in being an actor - I just love acting.
There's an old actor's saying about how you don't work with children or animals. I disagree with both of them. Some of the best times I've ever had were working with kids because there's an honesty to them.
The best kind of television should mess with your head.
The best thing you can do to an audience is to make them work.
